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NAKS supports, promotes, and celebrates Kantian philosophy and scholarship in North America.

04/13/2026

Dear Colleagues,

Join us this week on Wednesday, April 15, 11-12:15 PM EST for Dr. Helga Varden’s talk “Towards an Intersectional, Karendtian Theory of Justice”.

You can find the Zoom link on the flyer’s QR code. We hope to see many of you there!

04/07/2026

We are pleased to announce that Melissa Zinkin and Tim Jankowiak will be the next NAKS President and Vice President. They will begin their three-year term starting July 1, 2026. NAKS will be in good hands! We are grateful to Lara Ostaric for also standing for election and look forward to her participation in NAKS in the future.

Eric Watkins,
President, NAKS Board of Trustees

04/06/2026

Join us this Friday, April 10th, for the NAKS Office Hours event held in conjunction with the Pacific APA! This online event is a great opportunity for early career scholars working on Kant related topics to engage with leading senior scholars in the field.
Our senior scholars will be: Pauline Kleingeld (Groningen), Karl Schafer (UT Austin), and Rachel Zuckert (Northwestern)!

The schedule will run as follows in Pacific Time:
* 09:00 to 10:00 am: Reserved for scheduled appointments. These sessions are now full, and those selected have been notified directly.
* 10:00 to 10:30 am: Unscheduled walk ins.
* 10:30 to 11:30 am: Open panel discussion on publishing.

Please visit the link in the first comment for full details and to access the Zoom links for the walk ins and the panel.

04/03/2026

📢 LAST HOURS TO VOTE! 📢

This is a final reminder that there are only a few hours left (until midnight EST) to cast your ballot and elect a new President and Vice-President for NAKS!

Melissa Zinkin is running for President, and Tim Jankowiak and Lara Ostaric for Vice President.

Each of them has posted a short CV and candidate statement. Please take a few minutes right now to view their CVs and statements and vote here: https://northamericankantsociety.org/Sys/Poll/70961

04/01/2026

📢 LAST TWO DAYS TO VOTE! 📢

Dear NAKS Members,

It is time to elect a new President and Vice-President for a three-year term starting July 1st. This is a final reminder that there are only two days left to cast your ballot.

Thank you for all your nominations! From that pool, we have found three people willing to run for election to take on the duties of running NAKS: Melissa Zinkin for President, and Tim Jankowiak and Lara Ostaric for Vice President.

Each of them has posted a short CV and candidate statement. Please take a few minutes right now to view their CVs and statements:

For President:
Melissa Zinkin (SUNY Binghamton) [CV] [Statement]

For Vice President (in alphabetical order):

Tim Jankowiak (Towson University) [CV] [Statement]

Lara Ostaric (Temple) [CV] [Statement]

Cast your vote here: https://northamericankantsociety.org/Sys/Poll/70961

The deadline for voting is April 3rd.

03/25/2026

We'd like to remind you that on April 10th, the NAKS Office Hours event will be hosted in conjunction with the Pacific APA. This online event is an opportunity for early-career scholars working on Kant-related topics to engage with leading senior scholars in the field. Our senior scholars will be Pauline Kleingeld (Groningen), Karl Schafer (UT Austin), and Rachel Zuckert (Northwestern).

The schedule will run as follows (pacific time):

09:00-10:00 am: will be reserved for scheduled appointments,
10:00-10:30 am: will be reserved for unscheduled walk-ins,
10:30-11:30 am: will be an open panel discussion on publishing.
Participation does not require registration in the Pacific APA conference.
If you are interested in a scheduled appointment, please fill out our reservation form: https://forms.gle/q5erDR1e1Asckb9c6

We aim to notify those selected for a scheduled appointment by April 3rd.

Those not selected are still welcome to attend the walk-in portion and the open panel discussion.

03/24/2026

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Marcus Herz Student Essay Prize: Eileen Luo (Stanford) for her paper “Sense and Sensibility: Kant on Berkeley on Spatial Representation.”
Congratulations!

All the eligible papers were very strong this year; we are excited to see so much emerging talent in Kant scholarship and look forward to future work from all of them.

03/17/2026

On April 10th, the NAKS Office Hours event will be hosted in conjunction with the Pacific APA. This online event is an opportunity for early-career scholars working on Kant-related topics to engage with leading senior scholars in the field. Our senior scholars will be Pauline Kleingeld (Groningen), Karl Schafer (UT Austin), and Rachel Zuckert (Northwestern).

The schedule will run as follows (pacific time):

09:00-10:00 am: will be reserved for scheduled appointments,
10:00-10:30 am: will be reserved for unscheduled walk-ins,
10:30-11:30 am: will be an open panel discussion on publishing.
Participation does not require registration in the Pacific APA conference.
If you are interested in a scheduled appointment, please fill out our reservation form: https://forms.gle/q5erDR1e1Asckb9c6

We aim to notify those selected for a scheduled appointment by April 3rd.

Those not selected are still welcome to attend the walk-in portion and the open panel discussion.

03/16/2026

Dear NAKS Members,

It is time to elect a new President and Vice-President for a three-year term starting July 1st. Thank you for all your nominations! From that pool, we have found three people willing to run for election to take on the duties of running NAKS: Melissa Zinkin for President, and Tim Jankoviak and Lara Ostaric for Vice President.

Please take a few minutes right now to cast your vote using the link in the first comment. There you will also find the candidates’ short CVs and statements. In order to access the page, you will need to log in to your NAKS member account.

The deadline for voting is April 3rd.

02/19/2026

A reminder of the following NAKS events at the Central APA in Chicago:

Thursday Evening, 7:00–9:50 p.m.
G10F. North American Kant Society
Topic: Author Meets Critics: Daniel Smyth, Intuition in Kant
Chair: Joshua Williams (University of Illinois Chicago)
Speaker: Daniel Smyth (Wesleyan University)
Commentators: James Messina (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Dai Heide (Simon Fraser University)

Friday Evening, 7:00–9:50 p.m.
G15F. North American Kant Society
Topic: On Dignity: A Session in Honor of Karl Ameriks
Chair: Maya Krishnan (University of Chicago)
Speakers: Nataliya Palatnik (University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee)
Patrick Kain (Purdue University)

01/05/2026

NAKS Pacific APA Online Office Hours - April 8 - 12

At the initiative of Colin Marshall and Joe Stratmann, NAKS will be offering Online Office Hours in conjunction with and during the Pacific APA, in which junior Kant scholars who would like advice on early work, on publishing, or other matters can meet with senior scholars in the field.

We are currently narrowing down a list of nominated senior scholars that have been suggested. Please take this poll to vote for the three senior scholars with whom you would most like to meet:

https://tinyurl.com/NAKSOfficeHourPoll

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